Pengaruh Terapi Pijat Refleksi terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah pada Lanjut Usia dengan Hipertensi

Authors

  • Levi Tina Sari STIKes Patria Husada Blitar
  • Nevy Norma Renityas STIKes Patria Husada Blitar
  • Wahyu Wibisono STIKes Patria Husada Blitar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26699/jnk.v1i3.ART.p200-204

Keywords:

Elderly, Reflexology Massage, Hypertension

Abstract

Elderly in the age of 60 or above is a natural process that can not be avoided where the life of man as a human being is limited by a rule of nature. As a result of the aging process, the blood vessels become stiff and affect the left ventricular wall reduce its elasticity, resulting in a progressive increase of blood pressure. The treatment of hypertension in addition to pharmacological therapy could also use non-pharmacological therapies such as reflexology massage.  Method: The research design used in this study was pre-experimental using one group pretest-posttest approach. In this research, the researchers measured blood pressure before and after the treatment (reflexology massage). The sample of this study was 20 respondents using purposive sampling. This research used statistical t-test analysis test, because it had a scale ratio data. Result : The result of t-test showed that p <0.0001, means that there was significantly different result before and after treatment with reflexology massage on the feet with a medium timber. Discussion : It is expected that people with hypertension do the feet reflexology massage in order to taking medication because can lower systolic blood pressure.

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Published

01-12-2014

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Sari, L. T., Renityas, N. N., & Wibisono, W. (2014). Pengaruh Terapi Pijat Refleksi terhadap Penurunan Tekanan Darah pada Lanjut Usia dengan Hipertensi. Jurnal Ners Dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery), 1(3), 200–204. https://doi.org/10.26699/jnk.v1i3.ART.p200-204

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